Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 23:03:45 +1030 (CST) From: Mark Newton <newton@atdot.dotat.org> To: dcs@newsguy.com (Daniel C. Sobral) Cc: newton@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern imgact_elf.c Message-ID: <199902051233.XAA01433@atdot.dotat.org> In-Reply-To: <36BADC89.E8EF3B2A@newsguy.com> from "Daniel C. Sobral" at Feb 5, 99 08:56:57 pm
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Daniel C. Sobral wrote: > > newton 1999/02/04 19:43:19 PST > > Modified files: > > sys/kern imgact_elf.c > > Log: > > Created sysctl kern.fallback_elf_brand. Defaults to "none", which will > > give the same behaviour produced before today. If sysadmin sets it > > to a valid ELF brand, ELF image activator will attempt to run unbranded > > ELF exectutables as if they were branded with that value. > > Wouldn't this work better as an environment variable set in > login.conf? I don't think having the kernel give special treatment to users' environment variables is a good precedent to set. - mark -------------------------------------------------------------------- I tried an internal modem, newton@atdot.dotat.org but it hurt when I walked. Mark Newton ----- Voice: +61-4-1958-3414 ------------- Fax: +61-8-83034403 ----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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